The grants to engage men and boys as allies in the prevention of violence against women and girls program supports projects that develop and implement strategies that create educational programming…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) to the Tucson Center for Women and Children, Inc. (dba Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse). This 36-month grant will support Emerge's efforts to expand coordinated community responses to prevent domestic and dating violence in Pima County, Arizona through the engagement of men and boys. Key objectives include: 1) increasing the number of men trained to mentor boys in healthy masculinity and violence prevention; 2) integrating domestic violence education into existing male-focused programs; 3) expanding talking circles and events led by Black men; 4) transforming policies that harm Black and Brown youth; and 5) promoting healing and engagement for men of color who have experienced trauma. This grant aligns with the program's focus on developing and implementing strategies that encourage men and boys to work as allies with women and girls to prevent gender-based violence.

The grants to engage men and boys as allies in the prevention of violence against women and girls program supports projects that develop and implement strategies that create educational programming and community organizing to encourage men and boys to work as allies with women and girls to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking. With this funding, the tucson center for women and children (DBA emerge) will expand the coordinated community response to prevent domestic/dating violence through the engagement of men and boys project in the service area of pima county, arizona, including tucson. Specifically, in partnership with boys to men tucson, goodwill industries of southern arizona, and tucson juneteenth festival committee, emerge aims to: 1) increase the number of men trained to mentor boys in healthy masculinity and preventing gender-based violence; 2) integrate domestic violence education and a call to prevent violence into existing male-focused programs, including a program for black youth and men involved in the justice system (heat and heat for youth); 3) expand a call to action talking circles and events led by black men; 4) transform policies that harm black and brown youth within the tucson unified school district district alternative education program; and 5) promote healing and engagement for bipoc men who have experienced trauma by integrating embodiment practices into services for male survivors. Also, by increasing the accessibility of mentorship programming and education for bipoc boys from men, including those involved in the justice system, the project addresses OVW priority area 1. The project period for this award is 36 months.